Craig Wesley Hawksley Obituary (1956

Craig Wesley Hawksley, 62, passed away October 16, 2018 from cancer surrounded by his friends and family in Provo, Utah. He was born to Robert Locke Hawksley and June Kathryn Russell in Seattle, WA on May 8, 1956. He is survived by his sister, Starr Anderson of Provo and two brothers, Reece and Doug of Kennewick, Washington. Craig was a good son, good brother, good teammate and good friend. He loved his family and friends deeply and was always there to lend a willing hand or a kind word without the need for reciprocity. He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and found great joy in his callings. He was a born athlete. His first love was soccer but at age 12 he discovered his love of football and was very good at it. In addition to soccer and football, he also played baseball and basketball in high school in Royal City, WA where he graduated. He played football for Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Washington and finished his Bachelor’s degree in accounting at Eastern Washington University. He worked building houses for a couple of years before he started stuffing his muscles into a crisp white shirt to start his career at The Boeing Company. Outside of working, Craig spent his time with girlfriends, parents, siblings, young nieces, nephews and great friends who loved him very much, many of which were surrounding his bed when he passed. Since his sister lived in Hawaii for 20 years he had a good reason to take many trips to visit her. He loved the Seattle Seahawks and spent many hours watching them play either on TV or at the Seattle Kingdome with a great group of friends. He also loved back country mountain biking and downhill snow skiing. His was not a personality for accounting so later in his career he became a Project Manager for the Boeing 777. According to good friend (and boss), Paul, “Craig won over legions of people with his charm, easy smile, forthrightness and personal generosity”. When his sister was living in Hong Kong in 2011, she told him she bought an old house and was retiring to Provo, UT. He decided he had spent enough time in shirts and ties and retired with her. He found great joy in doing projects around the house or helping neighbors by blowing snow off their driveways along with other projects they needed done. He especially loved breeding Labradors and loved the many children who came over to help socialize the puppies. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 am., Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Bonneville Stake Center, 85 South 900 East, Provo. Viewing is from 10am to 11:15am. Burial will be at Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed at www.bergmortuary.com.